Good news from around Europe
Interreg Euro-MED at UNOC 2025 in Nice: For a Sustainable, Resilient and Blue Mediterranean The United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC 2025) is a major global event and a strategic opportunity to raise the voice of the Mediterranean and promote a sustainable and inclusive blue economy. This event brings together global
Sound is the next AI frontier: Omnisent raises $3M to build acoustic foundation model Munich acoustic AI startup Omnisent has closed an oversubscribed $3 million Pre-Seed round led by Atlantic Labs. Omnisent builds hardware and software to transform sectors where sound is the next frontier. Core to the company’s novel
AI job apocalypse not “helpful framing”, says UK prime minister’s AI adviser The UK prime minister’s AI adviser today (Tuesday) said the UK will lose out competitively if it’s “slow to adopt AI” and that it was unhelpful to frame AI as potentially rendering all jobs obsolete in the future.
Noah raises $22M to power the future of stablecoin-powered global payments A global payment network Noah has raised $22 million in seed funding to build foundational infrastructure for fast, compliant, and cost-effective global payments using stablecoins. Funding comes from LocalGlobe, Felix Capital and FJ Labs. Notable angel investors also participated in
FinanceKey secures €3M to eliminate manual work in corporate finance teams Finnish real-time cash management platform FinanceKey has raised €3 million in seed funding to scale its client base, expand into new markets, and accelerate the shift to fully automated enterprise treasury systems. Founded by former Nokia treasury leaders, FinanceKey
Blockchain and AI Are Finally Hooking Up — and Why It Matters For years, blockchain and AI have been like two over-smart teenagers sulking in opposite corners of the tech universe. One is obsessed with decentralisation and transparency; the other is power-hungry, centralised, and very comfortable behind corporate firewalls. But
Amsterdam-based Tebi raises €30 million to serve Europe’s hospitality sector one tap at a time Tebi, the Dutch startup developing an all-in-one operating system for small hospitality businesses, has raised €30 million in a Series B round led by CapitalG, the growth fund backed by Alphabet. Index Ventures also participated,
London-based Maze launches with €21.8 million for its AI agents that prevent cloud security breaches British startup Maze, a platform that uses AI agents to investigate and resolve cloud security vulnerabilities, today announced a €21.8 million Series A round to continue growing its team and expand into new use cases
British recycling company Impact Recycling raises €3.8 million for its water-based density separation tech Grangemouth-based Impact Recycling, a plastic recycling company that recovers high-purity recycled polymers from post-consumer waste, has received a €3.8 million follow-on investment from VC firm IW Capital. David Walsh, CEO of Impact Recycling, said: “This investment
Polish startup ReSpo.Vision scores €4.2 million to brings fans onto the pitch with next-gen football tech Warsaw-based ReSpo.Vision, a DeepTech sports startup innovating AI-powered tracking and visualisation solutions, has raised €4.2 million in its latest funding round to reshape how fans experience football and how broadcasters, leagues, and federations deliver